A Gunnell Smorgasbord

This was last Sunday, Brylie was pooped and checked out on Brad's lap in all her dignity! Thank goodness for diapers!

Brylie loves to wear anyone's shoes! Here is a shot of her in my slipper flip-flops!

Darling Brody is our big eater! I just know he'll be our big football player who eats us out of house and home! He will almost eat anything! And he likes to get dirty while he's doing it!

Dozer is being a very nice dog allowing Brylie to fix him all sorts of meals with her play kitchen.

This is my most favorite weather! I miss this and would love it to rain 24/7. Unfortunately, this is Texas and this won't last very long!

Here is a fun shot of both the kids! We can be found at various times of the day down on the floor, crawling around!

I just love the many faces of Brody!

It's worse than being sick...

And what I mean is having sick kids is much worse than being sick yourself. This weekend has definitely been one of the worst as far as health goes for the kiddos. Unfortunately, it was the same weekend that Grammie, Pops and Lisa visited which meant for a vacation out of the ordinary. We just wish that the kids would have picked a different weekend to have the croup. And I must say, I have never known the croup to be so cruel or to last so long! We lost lots of sleep and had one ER trip. But we did manage to do some fun things and had tons of fun while they were here and the kids were feeling semi-ok. Here are some photos to capture our weekend!

Sick Brylie...notice her dark circles around her eyes! She honestly looked like a different kid!

Brody playing at the window...wishing Mom would let him crawl outside! Keep wishing buddy!

Brylie and Pops playing with playdough! Brylie loved this!!!Pops' creations! Not bad!!

On Saturday, Brylie seemed to be at her worst and in fact, we took her to the ER that night. Luckily, they can give a strong one-time dose of steroids to help with the swelling in the throat (swollen vocal chords causes the bark cough we all know and love) and she was able to sleep better and so was Mom and Dad!!! The next day instead of going to Dallas for church at the ward Brad grew up in with his family, we stayed at home and vegged out on the couch while Grammie, Pops and Lisa went.

Monday we were originally planning on going to San Antonio and seeing the sights there but that was pushed to Tuesday since Brylie was still recovering. But Tuesday came and now Brody was getting to be miserable and the whole thing started with him! We did go out to Marlin, TX because there are really neat old architecture there and we wanted to see the wildflowers that are so affluent in Texas! We did see some flowers and old architecture but I was glad we didn't do much more as Brody was miserable and he made sure we all knew it.

And then it was time for our company to go home and we felt a bit robbed. Our time seems to go so much faster when we want it to stop so we can enjoy it!

Anyhow, a big THANKS to Grammie, Pops and Lisa for a fun weekend and for all your help with the breaks we needed with sick kids! We only wished it could have lasted longer! We love you guys!!!

The little homemaker...

Brylie is so darling and growing up so fast. She is such a little mommy and homemaker. This makes me feel good about the job I'm doing around here unless she's watching some other mom behind my back. I was doing the dishes after breakfast this morning when Brody was taking his morning nap and Brylie is always eager to help/get in the way and when I turned around, I saw this darling girl!! Notice the dish towel over her shoulder. I do this when I do the dishes.
I think it's so funny how she picks up on things so quickly and mimics them. Today I let her help me sweep the floor and she did a pretty good job. She also helped me dust and she's a great laundry folder. Heavenly Father knew which of my children to send first...she is such a blessing!!

Santa Finally Delivered...

It may be 2 months after Christmas but that Christmas wish I had for Brody's 2 front teeth (or any teeth for that matter) has finally arrived. I waited a little bit so that they were in pretty far and it would be easy to see them. He is so darling with his toothy grin now and since he's almost always grinning, we see them constantly. So despite the blurry picture, I think this shows just how silly those teeth make him look and prove that Santa delivers (even 2 months late)!! Oh and by the looks of things...braces, here we come!